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Keeping after-school programs alive
The Burbank City Council is reconsidering its decision to cut a $52,000 after-school program as the nonprofit that stepped in to fill the void warned that it may not be able to shoulder the financial burden for much longer.
The Burbank Boys and Girls...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), John Muir, Finance
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Governor wants to scrap redevelopment agencies
A major source of funds for city services would be diverted to state coffers under a proposal Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled this week as part of his effort to slash a $28-billion state deficit. Brown's budget calls for the Burbank Redevelopment Agency and...Tags: Local Government, Government, State Budgets, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Tenure issue must be discussed
As the election to fill three Burbank Unified school board seats comes to an end, one issue has been completely left blowing in the wind: the tenure system, or the obtaining of permanent status as a teacher. A generally avoided, divisive topic, the...Tags: Politics, Traffic, Teaching and Learning, California, Schools
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Gordon deserves to be mayor
Isn’t it about time the people of Burbank had a say in who our mayor will be? If ever a time in our history screamed out to change the system, it is now, considering what we have to look forward to in 2011. Once again some of the vindictive City...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Homes, Regional Authority, Employees
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Council OKs $9.6M for affordable housing
The City Council has agreed to spend $9.6 million of redevelopment money on an affordable housing project that costs more than the total projected budget deficit for the city. Although the funds now earmarked to demolish and rebuild a number of...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Executive Branch, Government
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B-movie producer charged in Ponzi scheme
A Burbank business owner was arraigned this week on 89 felony counts related to a $9-million Ponzi scheme. Mahmoud Karkehabadi — also known as Mike Karkeh — is accused of promising investors up to 35% returns for making loans to his B-movie...Tags: Crimes, Corporate Crime, California, Trials, Fraud
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No accountability in America
Do you want to know what is wrong with America? Just take a look at the Saturday edition of the LATEXTRA section of the Los Angeles Times. Staring at you on the front page, a photo of two of our more infamous leaders. Gavin Newsom, who had an affair...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Bill Clinton, California, Los Angeles Times, Gavin Newsom
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Bureaucrats' fears equal support for Gatto
I read with interest your article on Assemblyman Mike Gatto's hearing in Glendale on pension reform ("Lawmakers talk pension reform following the Bell scandal," Oct. 21). It was abundantly clear that bureaucrats (whose interests align with the status...Tags: Valley Village, Mexico, International Law, California, Barbara Boxer
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New year to bring more BUSD budget woes
As Gov.-elect Jerry Brown readies to slash $28 billion in state expenditures, Burbank Unified officials said they are preparing to initiate another difficult round of cost-cutting measures in order to keep the district financially solvent. "We will...Tags: Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Elections, Local Elections, State Budgets
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State sues bounce house manufacturer
A Burbank manufacturer of inflatable bounce houses is being sued by the state for allowing too much lead in its products. Last month the California Attorney General's Office went after 11 manufacturers of the popular inflatable structures, saying the...Tags: Consumers, California, Trials, Hazardous Materials, Lawyers
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Gov. Jerry Brown appoints Superior Court judges
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed 13 judges to Superior Court seats, including four posts in Los Angeles County. All but one of the appointees are Democrats. Brown filled the Los Angeles County Superior Court vacancies with Julie Fox Blackshaw,...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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California drops a notch in public school spending
California slipped a notch in spending per public school pupil in 2011, falling to 35th among states in a year that marked the first overall drop across the nation in nearly four decades, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The 50 states and...Tags: Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, United States Census Bureau, Teaching and Learning, New York City
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